The Strolling Year in Review 2008: Favorite Cafes, Restaurants, Bars, and Bakeries

Enjoy! You can always walk it off (or maybe not - be sure to consult the chart following the list):
(CLOSED) Rhong Tiam (541 LaGuardia Place): Good Thai; now take-out choice #1 chez moi
Gemma (335 Bowery): warm and inviting trattoria visited multiple times in 2008
Marumi (546 LaGuardia Place): consistently good Sushi
Temple Bar (332 Lafayette): the best martini in a dark, mysterious bar
(CLOSED) Prime Burger (5 E. 51st St.): (image inset) burgers and fries, and much more, in a nostalgic setting. Across the street from the side entrance to St. Patrick's Cathedral; very near Rock Center. Leave the crowds and sneak into Prime Burger.
Jane (100 W. Houston St.): everyday fine dining downtown
(CLOSED) Bellavitae (24 Minetta Lane): beautiful food at this cozy wine bar.
Cornelia Street Cafe (29 Cornelia St.): comfort cooking
Square Diner (33 Leonard St.): comfort food to the max in Tribeca
Pegu Club (77 W. Houston): cocktails as cultural history.
Snack Taverna (63 Bedford St.): Greek-French
(RELOCATED) Payard's Patisserie & Bistro (1032 Lexington): Old New York feel with French comfort food.
Po (31 Cornelia St.): affordable, consistent Italian tablecloth restaurant
Patisserie Claude (187 W. 4th St.): no one makes croissants like this
Blue Ribbon Bakery (35 Downing St.): whatever bread they're selling
Moishe's Kosher Bakery (504 Grand St.): old-fashioned Jewish Bakery with delicious babka
Caffe Reggio (119 Macdougal St.): what a Village cafe should be.
The Boathouse Central Park (E. 72nd St. & Park Drive North): The perfect place for a cocktail after getting lost in the Ramble
MarieBelle Cafe (484 Broome St.): Take a friend out for a hot cocoa
71 Irving Place Coffee and Tea Bar (71 Irving Place): cozy cafe for writing a great short story
Ed's Lobster Bar (222 Lafayette St.): Yes, the lobster roll, to be sure, but we also liked the drinks.
And, now in the spirit of post-holiday diet anxiety - WOTBA'S CHART!
Distance needed to walk off common New York foods for a 140-pound person walking at a moderate pace (approx.):
slice pepperoni pizza (200 cal) = 1.9 miles
cafe latte grande (260 cal) = 2.5 miles
bagel (320 cal) = 3 miles
chocolate croissant (340 cal) = 3.25 miles
pad thai (380 cal) = 3.5 miles
black and white cookie (430 cal) = 4 miles
NY cheesecake (480 cal) = 4.5 miles
cupcake (557 cal) = 5.0984 miles
pastrami sandwich (1010 cal) = 9.5 miles
Image: Prime Burger, 5 E. 51st St.
:D It looks like you never eat at home.
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